I'd Rather Be You
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"I'd Rather Be You" is a pop song by the English band Genesis
. It was first released as the B-side
to "Throwing It All Away
" in June 1987, and later appeared on the rarities compilation Archive #2 1976-1992
in November 2000.
sessions in 1986, "I'd Rather Be You" was eventually released on the last single taken from the album in Britain and Germany (in the United States the instrumental "Do the Neurotic" was featured instead).
"I'd Rather Be You" was one of three B-sides released on singles from Invisible Touch, all of which were included on Archive #2. In 2007 they were featured on the bonus disc of the boxed set Genesis 1983-1998
.
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
. It was first released as the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
to "Throwing It All Away
Throwing It All Away
"Throwing It All Away" is the seventh track on the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis. It was issued as the second single from the album in 1986, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 in Britain, where it was released as the last single of the album in 1987...
" in June 1987, and later appeared on the rarities compilation Archive #2 1976-1992
Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992
Genesis Archive #2: 1976–1992 is a 2000 boxed set by veteran progressive rock/pop band Genesis. This retrospective covers the band's history while Phil Collins was lead singer....
in November 2000.
Releases
Recorded during the Invisible TouchInvisible Touch
Invisible Touch is the 13th studio album by the band Genesis, released in 1986. It reached No.1 in the UK where it remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it by far the most commercially successful album of their career, eventually selling over 15 million copies worldwide...
sessions in 1986, "I'd Rather Be You" was eventually released on the last single taken from the album in Britain and Germany (in the United States the instrumental "Do the Neurotic" was featured instead).
"I'd Rather Be You" was one of three B-sides released on singles from Invisible Touch, all of which were included on Archive #2. In 2007 they were featured on the bonus disc of the boxed set Genesis 1983-1998
Genesis 1983-1998
Genesis 1983–1998 is a box set of four studio albums by Genesis. It was released on 1 October 2007 in Europe by EMI and on 20 November 2007 in North America by Atlantic/Rhino. The 5-CD/5-DVD box set includes newly remixed versions of the albums Genesis, Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance, and...
.